Shaft-hanger



(No Model.)

B. J. PENNINGTON.

SHAFT HANGER.

Patented Dec. 24, 1889.

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EDWVARD J. PENNINGTON, OF EDINBURG, INDIANA.

SHAFT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,881, dated December24, 1889. Application filed September 4, 1889. Serial No. 322,993. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. PENNING- TON, of Edinburg, county ofJohnson, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shaft-Hangers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer tolike parts.

My invention relates to the construction of hangers for shafting; and itconsists in making parts of such hangers adjustable, whereby they may beadapted to receive differentsized boxings, as hereinafter described. Inthe drawings, Figure 1 represents aside view of my device. Fig. 2 is anedge view of the same.

The frame-work of the hanger is made of wood, of proper size andstrength, and consists of parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, all of which aresolidly fastened together, and the adjustable side piece 7, which issecured to the cross-pieces 1 and 2 by means of screw-bolts s,passingthrough slots 8 l. The ends of the adjustable piece '7 are tenoned inthe crosspieces 1 and 2, and by loosening the nuts upon the bolts .9 thepart 7 may be moved in or out, the limit of this movement being gaged.by

the length of the slots and the size of the boxin gs. These boxingsconsist of two parts I) I), held together by screw-bolts the lower halfb being bolted ats to piece 7, and the central part of each half of theboxing is cut out to admit the half of the metal bushing m m, thisbushing providing bearings for the shaft which passes through theopening between them.

It is obvious that the boxing may be adjusted laterally, the piece 7being movable when the nuts on the bolts 3 are loosened, the limit ofmovement being determined by the length of the slot 3 Z, which may be ofany desired length, and the boxing may then be removed and another sizebe inserted and secured to part 7 by means of the bolt .9, so thatboxings adapted for different-sized shafts may be used with the samehanger. The upper half I) of the boxing may be removed by unscrewing thenuts on the bolts 5 whenever-it is desired to remove it from the shaft.

The hanger is secured to a beam above or at one side in the usualmanner, and by this construction the shaft may be adjusted horizontallywithout loosening the hanger, and the movable pieces can be easily takenapart, so as to remove the shaft from the hanger when desired.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is the following:

A hanger for shafting comprising a framework provided With ahorizontally-adjustable side piece, bisected boxings carried by saidside piece and having the lower portion thereof removably securedthereto, and the upper half of the boxings removably secured to thelower half, such boxings provided with removable metal bushings,substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of August,1889.

EDWARD J. PENNINGTON.

Witnesses:

C. P. JAooBs, E. B. GRIFFITH.

